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Denny Hamlin won the pole for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Auto Club 400 for the second straight year,
turning a lap of 187.451 mph in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at Fontana, Calif.

Greg Biffle was second and Brad Keselowski third in yesterday’s qualifying session, but they’ll
start at the back in Sunday’s race after engine changes.

Hamlin earned his first pole of the season and the 13th of his career. He won three last year
and has won the pole three times at Auto Club Speedway.

Defending race champion Tony Stewart qualified eighth.

Hamlin said he’s ready for his feud with Joey Logano to be finished after the drivers nearly got
physical last week at Bristol.

Logano isn’t quite so sure it’s over because he’s still waiting for an apology.

The former Joe Gibbs Racing teammates haven’t spoken since their collisions on the track carried
into a post-race confrontation. Logano attempted to lean into Hamlin’s car after the race, furious
because Hamlin spun him late. Hamlin said he was just responding to Logano’s dangerous driving.

George back on board of IndyCar owners

IndyCar founder Tony George was reinstated to the Hulman & Co. board of directors, five
months after resigning following a failed attempt to reacquire the open-wheel series.

George resigned in October after submitting a proposal to purchase IndyCar, the series he
founded in 1996. He cited a conflict of interest as his reason for stepping down — IndyCar is owned
by the Hulman-George family — and he was allowed to return to the board because he’s no longer
trying to regain control of the series.

The Hulman-George family has owned Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1945.